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Anxious list maker. Web projects and content strategy in libraryland. Mama. Pronouns: she/her. πŸ“Ann Arbor, MI.

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28.02.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 738 πŸ” 313 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9

Maybe it’s just me, but I would much rather have an entire undocumented immigrant family with two happy trans kids living right next door to me than white supremacists or racist MAGA lunatics who worship their pedophile president any day of the week.

17.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1395 πŸ” 276 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 23
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Donate to Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs, organized by Ysabel Gerrard NEW UPDATE Dear readers, This isn’t the update I was … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs

It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Fobazi Ettarh's work on a generation of library workers. Sending love to all in her orbit.

Join me in supporting her family in this difficult time.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

06.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

06.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 27693 πŸ” 8150 πŸ’¬ 432 πŸ“Œ 300

ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera

29.01.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 4287 πŸ” 1189 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 41

Facts. Though my hates for Generative AI in general are pretty effing huge πŸ˜†.

29.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I shouldn't yell into the void about anything other than abolishing ICE, copaganda, and the fascist regime that is our current federal government, but OH MY GOD I HATE THE AI SUMMARY IN GMAIL SO MUCH. I just keep thumbs downing every one and saying "I DON'T WANT THIS."

29.01.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I want everyone to understand that Democrats are proposing not one thing that will meaningfully constrain ICE--and several things that will make it worse. But they also have absolutely nothing to say about the massive, daily violence of the DHS bureaucracy. Chris Murphy just ignores this stuff:

28.01.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

27.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 8093 πŸ” 3975 πŸ’¬ 229 πŸ“Œ 136

The Democrats cannot even bring themselves to talk about reducing the ICE budget (which was TRIPLED out of the blue and no one knows how exactly such sums could ever be spent even on the vast network of concentration camps and private contractors) to, say, its already-record 2024 levels.

26.01.2026 06:03 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

The Twin Cities are an encapsulation of how diversity makes us stronger. The news makes it obvious, but if you've never been, it's a really special place.

26.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it

25.01.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 5294 πŸ” 1560 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 39
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FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good

It’s wild that they’re going to do a cover-up of a murder that the whole world saw play out on video, but that’s America for ya.

08.01.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 417 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

ICE shouldn't exist.

07.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

WELP, I guess I’m awake now. Time to
make some tea, read more of BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs which is just incredible, btw and then get back to writing.

I’ll keep an eye on Trump’s moves, but I will not give my day over to him. He doesn’t get to plan my heart’s agenda.

03.01.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
Headline: ProPublica management wants 100% discretion over when and how to use AI
Supplementary text: The organization rejected our proposal that ensures staff will not be replaced by AI and requires labeling AI-generated content

Headline: ProPublica management wants 100% discretion over when and how to use AI Supplementary text: The organization rejected our proposal that ensures staff will not be replaced by AI and requires labeling AI-generated content

1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.

17.12.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 2168 πŸ” 1028 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 551
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

10.11.2025 05:02 πŸ‘ 28536 πŸ” 8734 πŸ’¬ 372 πŸ“Œ 407
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News Outlets Won't Describe Trump's AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America Major outlets said the President dumped "brown liquid" that "appeared to be feces" in an AI-generated video. They refused to call a spade a spade, or poop, poop.

"We are in an era where the highest office in the country is disseminating imagery that isn’t just fake and stupid, but actively hostile to the people living in this country. ... AI continues to be the aesthetic of fascism: fast, easy, ugly." πŸ”₯πŸ’©

20.10.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To become dependent on ChapGPT is to evacuate yourself from your own life.

YIKES, no thanks. I’m gonna be alive inside every damn thing I do, even and especially the ish I don’t wanna do.

15.10.2025 20:35 πŸ‘ 1390 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 22

University-wide AI mandate.

12.10.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fake as HELL.

07.10.2025 01:56 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm obsessed with this hyperlocal news.

30.09.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Support the Juicy Kitchen Team during Fire Repairs, organized by Kelby Behan On the evening of Wednesday, September 17, a merchandiser freezer malfu… Kelby Behan needs your support for Support the Juicy Kitchen Team during Fire Repairs

Juicy Kitchen is a wonderful, local Ann Arbor business with the sweetest owners and they need help after a fire. Hope #a2council folks can show them some love. gofund.me/704ee4058

21.09.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This validated that I am not, in fact, losing my mind. Thank you πŸ™.

13.09.2025 11:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant

Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❀️ -Elena

gofund.me/c8485b58

07.08.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 44

Fighting Fifth always turns out. Thanks for being such a great councilor!

06.08.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Things you may have heard about the August 5th Vote | Ann Arbor District Library

As the August 5th election nears, we've been getting a lot of questions from patrons who have heard or read false claims about Proposals A&B. So, we've put together this page with the false claims we've heard and the facts that refute them:

aadl.org/morefacts

Please share and tell your friends!

11.07.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The fiscal conservatives in the GOP just added $4 trillion to the deficit to give the wealthiest people on earth a tax cut. The pro-family party just took healthcare away from 17 million Americans to give ICE a bigger budget than Brazil’s military. The single most inhumane bill ever passed.

03.07.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 8490 πŸ” 2892 πŸ’¬ 304 πŸ“Œ 120

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

03.07.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 97246 πŸ” 37806 πŸ’¬ 4430 πŸ“Œ 2659

Almost twice as many people ride the New York City bus every day as live in Wyoming.

The bus should have two senators

01.07.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 6239 πŸ” 1477 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 61